Kina Diaries: Holy Moly (Album Update)

HAI. Hello. Mind if I empty my brain in front of you? Seeing as you're my record label and all, I wanted to loop you in as we approach the final stretch of album production :) Go team!

The last couple weeks I've been in pure go mode (which has been exhilarating and emotional and utterly exhausting but in the best way), and there I shall remain until the album is complete! My goal is to turn in everything (all songs, artwork, etc) on June 1st to be sent off to the CD manufacturer. There is so much that I am so excited about, but it is all happening at the exact same time, and there is so much yet to be done, and what if my head explodes in the interim?!

(Side note: I've been cognizant as of late to up my meditation game to avoid said head explosion scenario. Don't you worry 'bout me... )

Here's the state of things:

- When Will I Learn, Beth, Souvenirs, In The Waiting, Lonesome, and Birdsong complete. (Duh.)

- For Now and History are nearing the end stages of production and mixing, but I could totally see myself bailing and going a totally different direction on History and oh gosh I really don't have time for that but I need it to be everything it was meant to be!!

- California just needs a little polishing. I've opted to let it be the one completely not-produced song on the album. For some reason it seems horribly wrong to make that song be anything other than raw and totally bare.

- I have this outro song idea that feels SO right to end the album on. Fingers crossed I can make time to work on this before I turn everything in.

- Album artwork exists roughly in my head but I need to lay it out and make it into real life. Keeping it simple and in the same vein as all the singles artwork. 

- I thinkkkk I've settled on the name of the album! I'm great at naming rescue birds (edward! fox! clancy!) and spiders that live in my bathtub (peter!) and snakes (jeremy and hubert!), but naming albums?? It's just too much. 

- I think I've got new merch for the album and tour figured out! You may have seen the designs on twitter/instagram--they are the products of my art day last weekend! :)

- Need to dream up a music video for History at some point.

- The North American tour is announced and Europe tour is being booked as we speak! Now moving on to logistics like getting a tour bus and looking for partners/sponsors to help cover some of the costs.

- OH and I almost forgot I need to shoot Friday's video. So glad we had this talk :D

So that's where I'm at! While I am certainly flustered and short-circuiting periodically, I am also overwhelmingly grateful I get to drive myself insane doing something I love so so much. This album means so much to me and the only reason I've gotten to make it is because of YOU. I can't thank you all enough for coming along on this journey with me and being my cheerleader and making it all possible. What a beautiful beautiful thing. <3

Alright, time for me to eat some dinner and sleep so I can be fresh for the studio tomorrow morning! Goodnight and I love you and thank you so much for making it this far into my maybe pointless ramblings! (I'm sorry if that's the case.)

xoxo

Kina

p.s. I'm pushing our May Coffee Date Hangout to early June to ensure I get the album done on time! Miss you all. Date and time TBD :)

p.p.s. Can we take a moment to welcome all the KG Records newbies?! Our family has recently exploded and it's kind of mind-blowing. Welcome and thank you and please tell us a little bit about yourself in the comments!